here is a transcript (dutch only) of the speech given by journalist and photographer ‘hans aarsman’ at the launch of the new book by photographer ‘andré thijssen’ two weeks ago in rotterdam, the book was designed by the talented ‘sabine verschueren’ in two separate bound volumes and is now for sale
i saw a large number of rock stars & had great fun this past weekend (see here) but none were more impressive than this old lady who was in her 80’s (maybe even 90’s) tapping her umbrella in tune to the surprise mainstage performance from legend ‘tom jones’ (who’s in his 70’s!) now that is rock’n’roll…
two projects that are currently underway in the studio: the ‘façade’ book which is going to be a lot of fun making, recycling all of the elements that we have made so far, yet again…
and a topsy-turvy book for photgrapher & friend ‘paul d. scott’ on young dutch gymnasts (the dutch word being ‘turners’) portrayed in their homes with two identical covers and a confusing upside down orientation that even got us baffled… more news soon
another dollar, two ‘everyday blogs’ i follow most days: the wonderful collection a day and joe’s ‘sneak peeks’ at life around manhattan…
here’s an intriguing little film grey matter from my friend ‘martin de waal’